CESA Infrastructure Indaba 2019

Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) is hosting its
annual Infrastructure Indaba on 6-7 March 2019 at the Durban International
Convention Centre. Held in the first week of March every year, the event aims
to foster partnerships between government and the private sector, particularly
the engineering sector, and capacitate the channels of service delivery through
cooperation and the development of common goals. The Indaba will be a platform
to engage, network and share best practice required for improved service
delivery within the built environment.

This year’s speaker line-up features engineers, lawyers,
economists, government officials and other esteemed leaders in in key
industries. The speaker list includes Industry Insight’s David Metelerkamp and
LNP Attorneys Director, Ricardo Pillay discussing the ‘Drive for Infrastructure
Investment’. Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Political
Studies at the University of the Western Cape, Dr Steven Kuo will present
‘Political Risk Analysis in the African Context’.

Aurecon’s Elekanyani Ndlovu and Sibu Mvana will be joined by
Umgeni Water general manager of operations, Msizi Cele in discussing the topic
on ‘Water and Energy Security – Role of Clients and Consulting Engineers’. The
University of Fort Hare’s Professor Willie Tafadzwa Chinyamurindi will be
joined by CESA Aon Awards Young Engineer of the Year, Shamiso Kumbirai to
discuss the topic on the ‘Transformation Journey Beyond the Scorecard’.

The second day of the Indaba will have South African
National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL)’s Dumisani Nkabinde discussing
‘KwaZulu-Natal Infrastructure Development’. CESA Young Professionals Forum
chairperson, Amanda Masondo-Mkhize will discuss the topic ‘Collaboration:
Professionalism of the Engineering Sector’. Bosch Project’s Jeshika Ramchund
will join Gibb’s Gideon Pogrund in discussing ‘Ethical Leadership’.

In an interview on the sidelines of the CESA Presidential
Media breakfast recently, CESA Chief Executive Officer, Chris Campbell
encouraged stakeholders from government, the built environment and other key
sectors to attend this important event. “We hope through our Indaba to try and
glean information and also encourage appetite for infrastructure investment
locally,” he said.

Organizations and individuals interested in attending were
encouraged to visit the CESA Infrastructure Indaba landing page on
http://cesa.co.za/indaba/ to register.